Ensure Increased Reliability with ARINC 429 IP Core for FPGA

Ensure increased reliability with ARINC 429 IP Core for FPGA DO-254 compliant offering with multichannel ARINC 429 transmitter/receiver core Overview Cyient IP Core Features ARINC 429 specification defines the standard • Developed according to DO-254 (DAL-A) requirements for the transfer of engineering data guidelines between avionics systems on commercial aircraft • Two transmitters and eight receivers with supporting high speeds of up to 100 kHz as well loopback mode for self -testing as speeds as low as 12.5 kHz. The ARINC protocol • Portable to Microsemi, Intel/Altera, Lattice, or supports more than 46 meters. Xilinx FPGA families The Cyient ARINC 429 IP Core is developed for • Supports standard line drivers and receivers FPGA with multiple transmitters and receivers and • Parity checking for Tx and Rx is compliant with Design Assurance Level (DAL) • Programmable labels (up to eight different labels) A requirements. It receives data from an external • Programmable label filtering and SDI check microcontroller through SPI lines and transmits • SPI interface to the microcontroller 32-bit data word (encoded serial data) through the ARINC line driver. ARINC429 IP Core receives • Programmable data rates for each channel: 12.5 serial data from the ARINC line receiver and or 100 kbps transmits 32-bit decoded data word to an external • Detection of parity, label, SDI, and data errors microcontroller. Fig. 1 | ARINC 429 Board FPGA RX FIFO RxHi 8 Arinc ARINC RX RxLow Line Receivers Parity Check SDI & Label Check SPI TX FIFO Micro Controller Micro TxHi 2 Arinc ARINC TX Tx Low Line Control and Status Registers and Status Control Drivers Parity Gen Error Injection Fig. 2 | ARINC 429 block diagram The IP core is delivered with the following: Benefits of ARINC 429 • Requirements FPGA IP Core • Bidirectional traceability both in design and • Reliability: Tested and proven on verification smart fusion 2 evaluation board • Source Code VHDL RTL with standard ARINC line drivers • Test bench and test cases and receivers • Functional and gate level simulation with respect to requirements • Portability: Portable to • DO-254 compliant documentation Microsemi, Intel/Altera, Lattice, or Xilinx FPGA families • DO-254 certification data packages on request • Configurability: Transmitters and receivers are configurable IP Core is designed and developed with • Self-Checking: Each transmitter industry-leading tools including: and receiver can be looped back to self-check • Microsemi Libero SOC • HDL designer tool • Reusability: RTL can be mapped • ModelSim for verification to any of the FPGA technology • Hardware evaluation board The core is suitable for any device with an ARINC 429 interface and is designed for aviation applications such as flight guidance and navigation or flight data communication and recording. Use Case 1: The following figure shows how the ARINC 429 IP Core is configured for transmitting ARINC data from the microcontroller to actuator and transponder system applications. ARINC429 IP Core Actuator 2 x ARINC429 System SPI Bus Tx Channels 2 ARINC Transmitters SPI Interface Micro Controller Micro Transponder Use Case 2: The following figure shows how the ARINC 429 IP Core is configured to receive ARINC 429 data from different LRUs such as GNSS device and flight recorder system applications. ARINC429 IP Core GNSS 8 x ARINC429 Device SPI Bus Rx Channels 8 ARINC 8 LRUs can Receivers be connected SPI Interface Flight Micro Controller Micro Recorder Why Cyient ARINC429 IP Core? Cyient IP core comes with built-in Wrong Parity Injection to ensure accurate and efficient error detection. This provides increased confidence when engineers are tasked with debugging a system. 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